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I came across this quote from a speech President Lincoln made in 1838 and it really resonated with me. All Americans should be aware that these thoughts hold true today ...
Lincoln's "Lost Speech" has been called the most important event in Bloomington history, but the journey to a create a mural ...
In 1858, after winning the Republican nomination for the Senate against incumbent Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that has stood the test of time because of the truth it laid plain ...
It was with good reason that Lincoln, as devoted a student of the Declaration of Independence as any American president—with the possible exception of its author, Thomas Jefferson—pointed to the ...
The nation's founding document has been celebrated by leaders across the centuries, and it can still guide us today.
As America approaches 2025, Abraham Lincoln's prescient words about internal destruction of democracy resonate amid growing concerns about authoritarian tendencies and constitutional challenges ...
When Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for his second term as president, the United States was divided as never before or since. The Civil War had killed over 600,000 Americans, North and ...
When Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for his second term as president, the United States was divided as never before or since. The Civil War had killed over 600,000 Americans, North and ...
This digital rendering shows what would be a proposed mural to commemorate Lincoln’s “Lost Speech” on May 29, 1856. The mural is planned for the wall of the building that houses Rosie’s ...
With Tuesday marking the 161st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Lincoln historian Steve Beckett shares with us a speech he delivered last month to a large crowd in the ...
Opinion In 1858, Lincoln made a mistake. President Biden, don’t make the same one. Lincoln’s opponents turned his ‘house divided’ speech against him.
Many local residents have heard something about Abraham Lincoln’s so-called “Lost Speech,” delivered in downtown Bloomington on May 29, 1856.